TOMMY VAUGHNVaughn, Thomas RobertHeight: 5-11 Weight: 192 Born: February 28, 1943 Troy, OH Died: July 5, 2020 High School: Troy (OH) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Iowa State | |
| 1962 | Iowa State | Lettered |
| 1963 | Iowa State | Lettered |
| 1964 | Iowa State | Lettered |
| Draft: 11th round (82nd overall) 1965 Denver Broncos; 5th round (57th overall) 1965 Detroit Lions |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Detroit Lions (NFL)1965 DET NFL | 48 | LS-RS | 14 | 9 |
| 1966 Detroit Lions (NFL)1966 DET NFL | 48 | LS | 13 | 1 |
| 1967 Detroit Lions (NFL)1967 DET NFL | 48 | RS | 14 | 14 |
| 1968 Detroit Lions (NFL)1968 DET NFL | 48 | RS | 13 | 13 |
| 1969 Detroit Lions (NFL)1969 DET NFL | 48 | RS | 14 | 14 |
| 1970 Detroit Lions (NFL)1970 DET NFL | 48 | RS | 11 | 6 |
| 1971 Detroit Lions (NFL)1971 DET NFL | 48 | RS | 9 | 9 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 88 | 66 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 11/28/1964 | 1965 Denver Broncos (AFL)1965 DEN AFL |
| Draft | 11/28/1964 | 1965 Detroit Lions (NFL)1965 DET NFL |
| Signed | 1/31/1965 | 1965 Detroit Lions (NFL)1965 DET NFL |
| Retired | 6/13/1972 | 1971 Detroit Lions (NFL)1971 DET NFL |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Detroit Lions (NFL)1966 DET NFL | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1967 Detroit Lions (NFL)1967 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 Detroit Lions (NFL)1968 DET NFL | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1969 Detroit Lions (NFL)1969 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 Detroit Lions (NFL)1970 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 Detroit Lions (NFL)1971 DET NFL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9 | 57 | 6.3 | 24 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Detroit Lions (NFL)1965 DET NFL | 2 | 1 | 50 | 25.0 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 Detroit Lions (NFL)1966 DET NFL | 18 | 3 | 179 | 9.9 | 63 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 Detroit Lions (NFL)1967 DET NFL | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 Detroit Lions (NFL)1968 DET NFL | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 Detroit Lions (NFL)1969 DET NFL | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 Detroit Lions (NFL)1970 DET NFL | 3 | 5 | 22 | 7.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 Detroit Lions (NFL)1971 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 33 | 25 | 298 | 9.0 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Detroit Lions (NFL)1965 DET NFL | 13 | 316 | 24.3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 Detroit Lions (NFL)1966 DET NFL | 23 | 595 | 25.9 | 63 | 0 | ||||
| 1967 Detroit Lions (NFL)1967 DET NFL | 16 | 446 | 27.9 | 60 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 Detroit Lions (NFL)1968 DET NFL | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 Detroit Lions (NFL)1969 DET NFL | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 Detroit Lions (NFL)1970 DET NFL | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 62 | 1595 | 25.7 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Detroit Lions (NFL)1965 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 Detroit Lions (NFL)1966 DET NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 Detroit Lions (NFL)1967 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 Detroit Lions (NFL)1968 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 Detroit Lions (NFL)1969 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 Detroit Lions (NFL)1970 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 Detroit Lions (NFL)1971 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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